February 7, 2020 - Scams are constant and tax season is an active time for scammers to try to cheat and bully you out of your money. In November 2018, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texans with a 'Consumer Alert: IRS Impersonation and Email Scam' which advised that fraudulent emails were being sent from people impersonating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 

February 6, 2020 - The Shelby County Commissioners learned during their February 5, 2020 meeting the purchase of the old hospital location was no longer moving forward.

Allison Harbison, Shelby County Judge, reminded the commissioners the winning bid was previously by Kevin Jones for $152,500. Through his lawyers at Mettauer Law Firm his bid has been withdrawn.

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Update - The suspect provided law enforcement with incorrect identification and will be receiving an additional charge of Failure to Identify.  The suspect is actually Jeremy Wade, age 30.

January 28, 2020 - The Center Police Department received a call Tuesday, January 28th for shots fired on Carroll Street around 10am.

January 24, 2020 - The Jury that was summoned for Monday, January 27th, 2020, for the 273rd Judicial District Court, Honorable James A. Payne Jr., presiding, has been cancelled. 

All cases scheduled have been resolved or passed. 

Anyone receiving a jury summons for this day is released until they receive a future summons.